Q. Do you believe that there is fairly conclusive evidence that climate change is happening and caused by human activity or do you believe that the evidence is still not in and we may just be witnessing a normal fluctuation in the earth’s climate which happens from time to time?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Nov 09

Dec 10

Jun 11

Oct 12

Oct 13

Jan 14

Apr 14

Jun 14

Climate change is happening and is caused by human activity

56%

72%

32%

92%

55%

53%

45%

50%

48%

52%

51%

56%

53%

We are just witnessing a normal fluctuation in the earth’s climate

30%

19%

51%

4%

35%

34%

36%

39%

39%

36%

39%

34%

35%

Don’t know

14%

9%

16%

4%

10%

13%

19%

12%

13%

12%

11%

10%

12%

56% (up 3% since June) agree that climate change is happening and is caused by human activity and 30% (down 5%) believe that we may just be witnessing a normal fluctuation in the earth’s climate. This is the equal highest recorded belief in climate change – and the lowest level of disbelief.

By age groups, those aged under 35 split 70%/16% and those aged 55+ split 50%/41%. People with higher education were more likely to think climate change is happening and is caused by human activity – those with university degrees split 69%/20%.